Man shot in arm, suspects on the run

A man was shot in the arm following a domestic dispute late Friday night, according to the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office.

Law enforcement officers are still looking for the two brothers suspected in the shooting.

Sheriff Alan Norman said Tadd Lavelle, the victim, lives at the 1000 block of Mount Pleasant Church Road west of Boiling Springs with Kenneth and John Kelly Hamrick Jr., the two men accused in the shooting.

Norman said over the course of the evening Friday, Lavelle got into an argument with Kenneth Hamrick.

"Kenneth came back in with a firearm," Norman said.

He said the man fired the gun and a bullet struck Lavelle in the bicep.

When deputies arrived at the home, both brothers had left.

Norman said Lavelle was treated at and released from Cleveland Regional Medical Center, and warrants were taken out on both Hamricks.

He said Kenneth Hamrick was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon.

John Hamrick was charged with accessory after the fact, according to Norman.

He said the last known address for the brothers was the home where the shooting occurred and deputies have also checked a location in Lincoln County where the two were known to stay.

"If anyone has information on where these two individuals are located, contact the sheriffs office," Norman said. "The information will be held in the strictest confidence."

Have information? Help law enforcement

If anyone has information on John and Kenneth Hamrick, suspects in the shooting of Tadd Lavelle, call the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office at 704-484-4888

Reach reporter Rebecca Clark at 704-669-3344 or rclark@shelbystar.com or follow on Twitter @TheStarRebecca.

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